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Holder Activist May Press DEC
To Choose Younger Directors

By

Jon G. AuerbachStaff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal

Updated June 19, 1997 4:43 p.m. ET

NEW YORK -- Shareholder activist Herbert A. Denton said he will likely press for new, younger directors at Digital Equipment Corp., whose sagging performance was the subject of a meeting here of large investors Wednesday.

Following the closed-door meeting, Mr. Denton claimed holders of between 35% and 40% of Digital's shares attended the New York gathering or were hooked in by telephone. Although Mr. Denton, who organized the meeting, wouldn't identify participants, attendees confirmed the presence of several large holders.